History * Histoire

September 18, 1941. At the request of Lieutenant-General A. G. L. McNaughton (GOC Army Corps), a personnel selection service was established in the Canadian Army with the formation of the Directorate of Personnel Selection on 18 September 1941 and the appointment of Dr. Brock Chisholm (Colonel) as the first Director. This date was designated as the Branch birthday on the 41st anniversary of the Directorate’s formation, in conjunction with the Branch badging.

Colour

Sanguine. This burgundy/maroon colour, officially termed sanguine, reflects the Branch’s original affiliation with the Canadian Army medical services. Many of the first members of the personnel selection service were psychiatrists and clinical psychologists, and the first Director of Personnel Selection went on to become Director General Medical Services.